Sinterest

Link to App

Project Description

Sinterest is an image-based social web application inspired by Pintrest built using Ruby on Rails and React.js. Sinterest allows users to:

• Create an account
• Log in / Log out
• Create, read, and edit Sins
• Create, read, and edit Boards
• Organize Sins within Boards
• Comment on Sins
• Like Sins
• Follow other Users and Boards

Libraries / Gems Implemented

• ReactJS
• PGSearch
• Paperclip
• AWS
• Masonry React Component
• Figaro
• JBuilder
• Reactify
• ReactRouter
• Pagination/Infinite Scroll

Design Docs

• View Wireframes
• DB schema

Flux Architecture

React Components Include

• Board Index/Show/IndexItem/Form
• Sin Index/Show/IndexItem/Form
• Comment Index/IndexItem/Form
• Header
• Search
• Session Form
• User Form/Show/Index

The main application is built with Flux, the React Router, and the React view structure. Stores are implemented and a set of actions corresponding to the needed CRUD functionality is implemented. CSS and SASS is used to style the views.

Future Features

• Add multiple tags on Sins and Boards
• Prettify transitions
• Change logs for Boards
• Multiple sessions
• User Messaging